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WoW Forever launches 4 November at 3pm Pacific — every date before it, from Blizzard
GamGem Research · 13 October 2026
By GamGem ResearchLast updated 13 Oct 2026
WoW news and analysis
World of Warcraft news read from Blizzard’s own posts — the news feed, the forums and the BlizzCon recaps — with every date checked against the page it came from.
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Eclipse has no date yet — what Blizzard has confirmed for WoW 12.2, Season 3 and Talebound
Blizzard has published no date for Eclipse (12.2). Its BlizzCon roadmap, as transcribed by two outlets, gives a winter 2026–27 window, and the 12.2 PTR had not opened when its dungeon preview was posted.
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Which raids open on 9 December — Blizzard’s roadmap says “new raids” and names none for that date.
WoW Forever launches 4 November at 3pm Pacific — every date before it, from BlizzardWhen Hardcore arrives. It is listed among later updates with no date.
WoW Forever launches 4 November at 3pm Pacific — every date before it, from BlizzardWhich “iconic raid” is being revamped, and when.
WoW Forever launches 4 November at 3pm Pacific — every date before it, from BlizzardWhether the Darkspear Islands battleground is open on launch day or later.
WoW Forever launches 4 November at 3pm Pacific — every date before it, from BlizzardPrices outside the US: Blizzard’s articles print none, and the dollar figures come from press reports.
WoW Forever launches 4 November at 3pm Pacific — every date before it, from BlizzardEclipse’s release date, and when its PTR opens.
Eclipse has no date yet — what Blizzard has confirmed for WoW 12.2, Season 3 and TaleboundWhen 12.1.7 and Talebound go live, beyond “late 2026”.
Eclipse has no date yet — what Blizzard has confirmed for WoW 12.2, Season 3 and TaleboundWhether Talebound’s PTR preview lands in October as promised — it had not been announced by 13 October.
Eclipse has no date yet — what Blizzard has confirmed for WoW 12.2, Season 3 and TaleboundThe Last Titan’s release month, and where on stage the 2027 window was shown.
Eclipse has no date yet — what Blizzard has confirmed for WoW 12.2, Season 3 and TaleboundWhich roadmap transcription is right where they differ — JudgeHype’s “winter” or Warcraft Tavern’s “beginning of 2027”.
Eclipse has no date yet — what Blizzard has confirmed for WoW 12.2, Season 3 and Talebound
These pieces rest on 23 sources across 11 publishers and primary documents — games.gg · gamewave.fr · gosugamers.net · itwire.com · method.gg · news.blizzard.com · us.forums.blizzard.com · warcrafttavern.com · worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com · worldofwarcraft.judgehype.com · youtube.com — each read on the date printed beside it in the article that cites it.
How this section works
When two Blizzard posts disagree we print both and say which holds. A datamine, a leak or a guess is labelled as one, and a roadmap window is never rewritten as a release date.